|
|
|
ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
| Unemployment | no. | na | na | 732 | 659 | 696 |
| Unemployment rate | % | na | na | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
 |  |
| Total revenue | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total expenses | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net operating balance | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total assets | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Total liabilities | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| GFS net worth | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
| Net debt | $'000 | na | na | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Age pension | no. | na | na | 3,337 | 3,418 | na |
| Disability support pension | no. | na | na | 1,086 | 1,119 | na |
| Newstart allowance | no. | na | na | 611 | 544 | na |
| Parenting payment - single | no. | na | na | 767 | 784 | na |
| Youth allowance | no. | na | na | 620 | 560 | na |
| Other pensions and allowances | no. | na | na | 1,057 | 999 | na |
| Total selected income support customers | no. | na | na | 7,478 | 7,424 | na |
| Percentage of long-term newstart allowance customers | % | na | na | 55.7 | 57.8 | na |
 |
| Average individual annual taxable income | $ | 30,560 | 33,039 | 34,109 | 35,289 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary earners | no. | 11,380 | 11,350 | 11,469 | 11,973 | na |
| Wage and salary income | $m | 327.3 | 337.6 | 355.0 | 384.2 | na |
| Total income | $m | 340.6 | 358.6 | 374.3 | 406.1 | na |
| Average wage and salary income | $ | 28,764 | 29,749 | 30,957 | 32,089 | na |
| Average total income | $ | 29,932 | 31,592 | 32,634 | 33,915 | na |
 |  |
| Wage and salary | % | 66.7 | 65.0 | na | na | na |
| Own unincorporated business | % | 10.8 | 11.6 | na | na | na |
| Investment | % | 7.0 | 8.0 | na | na | na |
| Superannuation and annuity | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | na | na | na |
| Government cash benefit | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | na | na | na |
| Other income | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | na | na | na |
| Total personal income from all sources | $m | 506.0 | 549.0 | na | na | na |
|